What does it mean to turn a pen in calligraphy?

1. Flip: It means that the pen tip flips to the second pen before the first pen is finished.

After the stroke, the pen begins to stroke, but the stroke changes from oblique downward to horizontal center in the movement, and this section is a horizontal stroke. That is to say, a small part in front of this horizontal painting is a winger, and then it moves to the center. The same is true of vertical painting.

So after the point, use the writing method of turning pen.

Second, the origin of the concept of "flip pen"

The concept of "turning the pen" comes from chapter 8 of Wang Xizhi's Twelve Chapters: Turn the pen first, turn the pen, you are in a hurry, and it is not suitable for long waist and short neck.

That is to say, in front of the pen, the pen gesture should be fast, and the pen should not be too deep, resulting in a long and thick waist in the stroke. Even the irreversible movement is too small, which leads to the rigidity of the pen and the disconnection from the line pen (short paragraph).